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• Tearing down forests in Île-Perrot

  11-12-2017 23:52
  Mon, Dec 11: About 70 per cent of Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot is greenspace, but the town is growing fast, and that could mean the destruction of its woodlands. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• Quebec’s winter tire deadline looms

  11-12-2017 23:52
  Dec. 15 is the deadline for Quebecers to have winter tires installed on all cars registered in Quebec
  
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• ‘Bonjour, hi’ declares Uber driver

  11-12-2017 23:52
  Mon, Dec 11: The latest act in Quebec’s “bonjour, hi” drama is scrawled on the side of a Montreal Uber driver’s red van. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, the city’s trademark bilingual greeting has been a huge source of controversy lately.
  
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• Putting on winter tires ahead of first snowstorm

  11-12-2017 23:45
  Mon, Dec 11: Have you put winter tires on your car yet? As Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, the city is expecting its first snowstorm of the season and the roads could be slick.
  
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• Stu Cowan: Canadiens still looking within to solve their problems

  11-12-2017 23:19 via montrealgazette.com
  Maybe the answer to the Canadiens’ problems isn’t in the locker room after all.
  After the Canadiens got off to a 2-6-1 start, general manager Marc Bergevin met with the media on Oct. 25 and said: “The answer is in that room … it’s in that room. Coaches are working hard every day, spending hours and we watch tapes and we see where the breakdowns are and sometimes they’re the smallest breakdowns and it’s in our net, and then it affects your confidence. It
  
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• Quebec patients will soon have access to medical records online

  11-12-2017 23:07 via cbc.ca
  Health Minister Gaétan Barrette announced Monday that Quebecers will soon be able to consult their entire medical files online using a password-protected portal.
  
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• Opinion: It's time for anglos to be stronger, prouder - Montreal Gazette

  11-12-2017 23:02
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  Opinion: It's time for anglos to be stronger, prouder
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  We have to make our premier know that he does not deserve our vote unless he recognizes that this resolution is damaging to all Quebecers. Robert Libman, Special to Montreal Gazette. Gary D. Shapiro, Special to Montreal Gazette. Published on: December ...and more »
  
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• Opinion: It's time for anglos to be stronger, prouder

  11-12-2017 23:01 via montrealgazette.com
  “There’s still some life in the old dog yet,” as they say — especially if you poke it in the eye. Quebec’s English-speaking community woke up and reacted with uncharacteristic intensity as a result of the Parti Québécois motion, adopted by all parties in the National Assembly, trying to bully Montreal businesses into not uttering the English word “Hi” as part of the standard “Bonjour-Hi” greeting. The community’s reaction
  
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• Stu Cowan: Canadiens still looking within to solve their problems - Montreal Gazette

  11-12-2017 22:54
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  Stu Cowan: Canadiens still looking within to solve their problems
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  Unfortunately for coach Claude Julien, the answer probably isn't in his locker room as playoff hopes slipping away. Stu Cowan, Montreal Gazette More from Stu Cowan, Montreal Gazette. Published on: December 11, 2017 | Last Updated: December 11, 2017 5 ...
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• Repeal of ban on pit bulls will put Montrealers at risk, Opposition charges

  11-12-2017 22:39 via montrealgazette.com
  The promise by the city of Montreal’s new administration to suspend the city’s pit bull ban and muzzle laws will put the security of Montrealers at risk, said the head of the party that created the pit-bull ban.
  Lionel Perez, leader of Mouvement Montréal, formerly known as Équipe Denis Coderre, was reacting to Projet Montréal’s Friday announcement that it was doing away with provisions in Montreal’s animal control bylaw that banned the acquisition of
  
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• Opinion: There's no renaissance for francophone minorities

  11-12-2017 22:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Dan Delmar tells us that the French language in enjoying a renaissance outside Quebec (“French enjoys a renaissance — in English Canada” Dec. 6).
  Delmar’s focus on “English Canada” rather than minority francophone and Acadian communities is telling. The French renaissance or the newly discovered “coolness” of the French language has failed to make its way to these communities, in which I have lived my entire life, which continue to face alarming as
  
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• Quebec's plan to launch digital 'health booklets' for patients raises concerns

  11-12-2017 22:27 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebecers will soon be able to view their latest blood tests and other lab results online when the provincial government launches digital “health booklets” next spring, Health Minister Gaétan Barrette announced on Monday.
  But the province’s medical archivists reacted with skepticism, warning that the government is rushing to post medical records on the internet without considering all possible factors — from patient confidentiality to gaps in health information.
  Th
  
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• Securities-related trial underway in Montreal for ex-Amaya CEO David Baazov

  11-12-2017 22:20
  The securities-related trial of former Amaya CEO David Baazov and others accused of insider trading is underway.
  
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• Dorval man on trial in Mile End bank robbery case acting as own lawyer

  11-12-2017 22:13 via montrealgazette.com
  A career criminal charged with carrying out the brazen armed robbery of a bank that forced the closure of several streets in Mile End two summers ago will act as his own lawyer throughout his trial. 
  Alain Ste-Marie, 46, of Dorval, appeared disappointed Monday after Quebec Court Judge Guylaine Rivest rejected a request that his case be tossed out after claiming he was the victim of procedural abuse on the part of the Crown. Rivest called Ste-Marie’s motion baseless and full of hypothe
  
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• Mother facing extradition to Georgia fights to stay in Quebec

  11-12-2017 21:46 via montrealgazette.com
  A Quebec woman wanted in Georgia on child abduction charges continued her lengthy legal battle on Monday to remain in Canada.
  The woman, known as M.M. in court documents, is facing extradition to the U.S. because she brought her three children to Canada in 2010 in violation of a custody order.
  She made the decision because her children were being abused by their father and she feared for their safety, she says.
  The seven-year legal battle has already made its way to the Supreme Court of Canada,
  
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• Équipe Denis Coderre changes name after stunning election defeat

  11-12-2017 21:33
  Équipe Denis Coderre is now called Mouvement Montréal.
  
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• Jury finds getaway driver guilty of double murder in N.D.G.

  11-12-2017 21:31 via montrealgazette.com
  A jury in its seventh day of deliberation at the Montreal courthouse has found Leslie Greenwood guilty on two counts of first-degree murder for acting as a getaway driver on behalf of a Hells Angel who ordered the deaths of two Montreal-area men more than seven years ago. 
  Greenwood did not shoot Kirk (Cowboy) Murray and Antonio Onesi in the contract slayings carried out in 2010 in the parking lot of a McDonald’s in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. But evidence presented to the jury at the
  
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• Flurrious Tuesday: Snowfall warning predicts up to 20 cm in Montreal

  11-12-2017 20:54 via montrealgazette.com
  Dreaming of a white Hanukkah? You’re gonna get it.
  Environment Canada had hovered on the verge of a snowfall warning most of Monday morning. But by 11:30 a.m., the national forecaster upgraded their special weather statement when it became evident the Montreal area can expect 15 to 20 centimetres of snow, starting Tuesday morning. Add that to your Turcot nightmares.
  The high is expected to be around minus-5 Celsius during the day Tuesday. The snow will continue into Wednesday morning, with
  
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• Choir sings Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah at Montreal city council session

  11-12-2017 20:40 via montrealgazette.com
  Those attending the Montreal city council session on Monday were treated to a choral rendition of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah.
  Chorum, the Université de Montréal community choir, performed the song ahead of the final city council session before breaking for the holidays.
  Montreal has held events all year in memory of Cohen, the legendary poet and musician who died Nov. 7, 2016, including a star-studded tribute concert at the Bell Centre, an exhibition at the Musée
  
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• Turcot Interchange construction ramps up

  11-12-2017 19:59
  Mon, Dec 11: More traffic could be on the horizon for Montreal drivers as contruction on the Turcot Interchange intensifies. Global’s Matt Grillo reports.
  
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• Avoid the Turcot Interchange until 2019, says Transports Quebec

  11-12-2017 19:55
  Construction on the Turcot Interchange is ramping up, which could mean more traffic headaches for Montrealers.
  
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• Santana, Yanni announce Bell Centre shows

  11-12-2017 19:51 via montrealgazette.com
  Santana will perform Wednesday, March 21 at Montreal’s Bell Centre as part of the Divination tour. Tickets cost $59.50 to $102.50 and are on sale now at the venue and via Evenko (855-310-2525; evenko.ca).
  Carlos Santana and company will also play Thursday, March 22 at Centre Vidéotron in Quebec City; tickets cost the same as for the Montreal show and are available via Evenko.Greek superstar Yanni will be at the Bell Centre on Sunday, July 22 as part of a tour commemorating the 25th
  
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• Kim Sullivan’s Arabian adventure through the dunes of Dubai

  11-12-2017 19:42
  Did you know there are ATMs in Dubai that dispense gold bars?
  
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• Kim Sullivan: My trip to Dubai

  11-12-2017 19:42
  Did you know there are ATMs in Dubai that dispense gold bars?
  
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• Repeal of pit-bull ban will put Montrealers at risk, opposition charges

  11-12-2017 19:37 via montrealgazette.com
  The promise by the city of Montreal’s new administration to repeal the city’s pit bull ban and muzzle laws will put the security of Montrealers at risk, said the head of the opposition party that created the pit-bull ban.
  Lionel Perez, leader of Mouvement Montréal, formerly known as Équipe Denis Coderre, was reacting to Projet Montréal’s Friday announcement that it was doing away with provisions in Montreal’s animal control bylaw that banned the acqui
  
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• Here’s how QESBA wants to boost enrolment in English schools across Quebec

  11-12-2017 19:10
  Quebec English School Board Association (QESBA) president Jennifer Maccarone discusses ways to boost enrolment in English schools across the province.
  
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• Elderly pedestrian dead after being hit by car that jumped sidewalk in Villeray

  11-12-2017 19:04 via cbc.ca
  A man in his 70s is dead after he was struck by a car whose driver, reversing to park, hit the wrong pedal, accelerating instead of braking and jumping the curb.
  
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• Montreal wants to phase out sugary drinks in city buildings

  11-12-2017 18:44 via cbc.ca
  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is promising to phase out sugary drinks in city buildings, such as at arenas and pools.
  
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• 2 Montreal councillors call for Canada-wide tax on soft drinks, energy drinks

  11-12-2017 18:44 via cbc.ca
  Two Montreal city councillors are calling on the city to pressure the federal government into instituting a tax on sugary drinks.
  
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• Pedestrian in critical condition after being struck by a car in Villeray

  11-12-2017 18:11 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police have set up a perimeter on Papineau Ave. at L.O. David St. Monday in the borough of Villeray—Saint-Michel—Parc-Extension after a pedestrian was struck and apparently seriously injured by a car.
  Details on the incident, which occurred at 11:20 a.m., are sparse, although police say the pedestrian was taken to hospital in critical condition.
  This story will be updated.
  
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• Canadiens loan Victor Mete to Canada's world junior team

  11-12-2017 18:08 via cbc.ca
  Canada's world junior hockey selection camp is getting some NHL flavour with the addition of Montreal Canadiens rookie defenceman Victor Mete. The 19-year-old Toronto native was among the first cuts at last year's world junior camp.
  
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• Quebec government reaches agreement with ambulance corporation

  11-12-2017 18:01 via montrealgazette.com
  The provincial government has finally settled with the Corporation des services d’ambulance on contracts allowing them to operate as part of the Quebec health ministry.
  Quebec Health Minister Gaétan Barrette made the announcement in a statement made public Monday. The corporation covers ambulance companies outside the Montreal and Laval areas.
  Last October, the government reached an agreement with the Coalition québécoise des entreprises ambulancières. Both agre
  
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• Canadiens send Victor Mete to Team Canada camp

  11-12-2017 17:55 via montrealgazette.com
  Victor Mete is headed to the World Junior Hockey Championship.
  The Canadiens announced Monday that the rookie defenceman was being loaned to Team Canada for the tournament, which starts Dec. 26 in Buffalo, N.Y.
  Meter, a fourth-round pick by the Canadiens in 2016, will report to the selection camp, being held Dec. 12-15 in St. Catherines, Ont.“We’ve made the decision to allow Victor Mete to join Team Canada’s selection camp to give him an opportunity to participate in a very ben
  
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• Update: Tuesday's weather upgraded to snowfall warning; up to 20 cm for Montreal

  11-12-2017 17:52 via montrealgazette.com
  Dreaming of a white Hanukkah? You’re gonna get it.
  Environment Canada had hovered on the verge of a snowfall warning most of Monday morning. But by 11:30 a.m., the national forecaster upgraded their special weather statement when it became evident the Montreal area can expect 15 to 20 centimetres of snow, starting Tuesday morning. Add that to your Turcot nightmares.
  The high is expected to be around minus-5 Celsius during the day Tuesday. The snow will continue into Wednesday morning, with
  
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• Why is it so hard to find a job in Quebec?

  11-12-2017 17:42
  More than 100 people took part in a forum to tackle the challenge of finding a job in Quebec.
  
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• Controversy over ‘bonjour, hi’

  11-12-2017 17:42
  A self-imposed problem is putting Quebec on the international map for all the wrong reasons: the growing outrage over “bonjour-hi.”
  
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• Young Quebecers are leaving

  11-12-2017 17:39
  More young Quebecers are leaving the province for opportunities elsewhere – but why?
  
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• Denis Coderre's old party is now called Mouvement Montréal

  11-12-2017 17:39 via cbc.ca
  The official opposition at Montreal city hall, headed by interim leader Lionel Perez, is now called Mouvement Montréal.
  
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• SNC-Lavalin reaches agreement to repay Quebec municipalities for contracts

  11-12-2017 17:35
  SNC-Lavalin has reached agreement to pay restitution to seven Quebec municipalities.
  
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• Montreal en Lumiere aims to attract visitors to a wintry city - CTV News

  11-12-2017 17:22
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  Montreal en Lumiere aims to attract visitors to a wintry city
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  MONTREAL -- If you want to experience the real Montreal, come in February. While it may seem a hard sell given the city's packed lineup of summer festivals, the organizers of Montreal en Lumiere argue the city actually shines brightest in the ...and more »
  
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• SNC-Lavalin reimburses seven municipalities for two decades of overcharges

  11-12-2017 17:21 via montrealgazette.com
  SNC-Lavalin (TSX:SNC) has taken a step toward putting a troubled past behind it by refunding seven cities and towns — including Montreal — for nearly 20 years of over billing.
  The engineering firm announced Monday it had entered into the agreement with the municipalities to reimburse an undisclosed sum as part of a voluntary refund program SNC-Lavalin CEO Neil Bruce described in a communique as being “final and equitable.”
  Apart from Montreal, SNC-Lavalin also reimbursed
  
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• Royalmount mega-mall promises highway footbridge

  11-12-2017 17:00 via cbc.ca
  In time to woo new Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, the developer of a proposed mega-mall is proposing a footbridge accessible to cyclists, connecting the mall to the De la Savane Metro station.
  
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• Équipe Denis Coderre renamed Mouvement Montréal

  11-12-2017 17:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The party formally known as Équipe Denis Coderre is now Mouvement Montréal.
  The municipal party was forced to change its name after its namesake, former mayor Denis Coderre, was defeated in the Nov. 5 municipal elections by Valérie Plante and immediately resigned from municipal politics.
  Party leader Lionel Perez announced the new name at a press conference at city hall Monday accompanied by the members of his caucus. The new moniker represents the party’s will to move
  
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• Turcot Interchange: leave work early or stay late, Transport Quebec says

  11-12-2017 16:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s Transport Department said the first morning of the new Turcot Interchange reconfiguration went well, but the real test will come during Monday afternoon’s rush hour.
  “We’re asking people to leave early or leave later than usual” to avoid the afternoon crunch, said Transport Quebec’s Sarah Bensadoun.
  That’s because on Monday morning, the Ville-Marie Expressway heading west from downtown was closed. Two lanes of westbound traffic are diverted to t
  
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• Special Christmas party for sick kids

  11-12-2017 16:33
  Children with cancer, as well as their loved ones, join together for a special Christmas party put on by the Leucan Association.
  
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• Turcot nightmare Part 2: Get ready for a big snowfall, Montreal

  11-12-2017 16:28 via montrealgazette.com
  Dreaming of a white Hanukkah? You’re gonna get it.
  Environment Canada was on the verge of a snowfall warning Monday morning, but the Montreal area can expect just under 15 centimetres — “below the warning criteria” — beginning Tuesday morning. And while the national forecaster stayed firmly in the “special weather statement” lane, it did caution that the snowfall will cause significant issues. Add that to your Turcot nightmares.
  The high is expected to b
  
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• Service interrupted on RTM Candiac line after train collides with vehicle

  11-12-2017 16:18
  A 28-year-old man is in hospital after his vehicle slid through the safety barriers at a level crossing and was hit by a passing train.
  
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• The people’s Gospel Choir celebrates Christmas

  11-12-2017 16:02
  Musical Director Kimble Sherwood and the People’s Gospel Choir join Global’s Laura Casella and Kim Sullivan to celebrate their 25th anniversary and preview their Christmas Concert at Victoria Hall in Westmount.
  
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• Update: Service resumes on Candiac line after train-car collision

  11-12-2017 15:50 via montrealgazette.com
  Full service is gradually resuming on the Candiac commuter line after a collision Monday morning between a car and train  forced the shutdown of service between Sainte-Catherine and LaSalle stations.
  The incident occurred before 8 a.m. at a level crossing near the Sainte-Catherine station. Officials at the Réseau de transport métropolitain said a car apparently lost control at the crossing and collided with the train, which was not carrying any passengers.
  There were no report
  
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• PokerStars' David Baazov faces insider trading charges in Montreal - Montreal Gazette

  11-12-2017 15:49
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  PokerStars' David Baazov faces insider trading charges in Montreal
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  Years after the PokerStars deal turned his firm into one of the world's largest online gambling businesses, David Baazov faces market manipulation charges. Bloomberg News More from Bloomberg News. Published on: December 11, 2017 | Last Updated ...and more »
  
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